Ireland have made two changes from the side that beat Wales for Saturday's Lloyds TSB Six Nations championship clash against England at Twickenham.

Ireland have made two changes from the side that beat Wales for Saturday's Lloyds TSB Six Nations championship clash against England at Twickenham.

As expected Ireland coach Eddie O'Sullivan has recalled fit-again back row Eric Miller, who missed the Welsh victory due to a stomach bug, and Malcolm O'Kelly, who has now recovered from a fractured cheekbone.

O'Kelly will replace Paul O'Connell, forced out of his international debut against the Welsh with concussion, while Miller takes the place of Simon Easterby.

While O'Sullivan conceded Easterby and O'Connell had done well - as had Munster's second-row replacement Gary Longwell - he said the decision to bring back O'Kelly and Miller was the right one.

O'Sullivan said: "Both decisions were difficult to make.

"But we made them on the basis that both would have been the first choices before the Wales game. But both need big performances.

"Eric Miller was the form player going into the Wales game. He'd been in outstanding form throughout the season and he's fully fit again, although it was a very tight call.

"Malcolm O'Kelly is a middle-of-the-line jumper and we needed that extra option. He came back against St Mary's and came through that fine."